Second Annual ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller

Arab Youth Survey

March 7, 2010

Attitudes to the financial crisis

General outlook

Access to technology

Media trends

Attitudes to brands

Leisure time

Spending and debt

Travel

International outlook

Future careers

RESEARCH AREAS1

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• Arab youth prioritise living in a democracy, followed by good infrastructure, and access to the best universities

• Rising cost of living the single biggest concern for region’s youth –two-thirds ‘very worried’ about it

• High levels of optimism among young people; two-thirds feel that their countries are moving in the right direction

TOP THREE FINDINGS

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On a scale of 1 to 10, how badly do you think your countryhas been impacted by the financial crisis?

1 being very badly, 10 being no impact at allNB: Fieldwork conducted before Dubai World default threat of Nov ‘09

1

2109

8

7

65

3

4

UAE

Qatar

Oman

Egypt

Kuwait

BahrainLebanon

KSAJordan

Very badly No impact at all

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• The impact of the downturn varied from country to country.

• Youth in Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain felt a more acute impact than those in Qatar, Oman and Kuwait.

FINANCIAL CRISIS IMPACT 1

Which of the following is closest to your experience in the past 12 months?

Among All 9 markets

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• Half of all respondents said neither they, their family, nor any of their friends had lost their job in the previous 12 months.

• But over a third said the crisis has affected their income, and nearly 1 in 4 said it has affected their ability to go out.

How did the financial crisis and global recession impact you personally?

FINANCIAL CRISIS IMPACT 1

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• Youth in Qatar were the most upbeat, with 63 per cent saying they, their friends and family had been unscathed by redundancies.

• Only 38 per cent of youth in the UAE had the same view, the lowest percentage in the survey.

FINANCIAL CRISIS IMPACT 1

% of people placing importance on each of the following issues:

(% who answered ‘Very Important’ or ‘Somewhat Important’) Top 5

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• The single most important priority for young people in the region is living in a democratic country, followed by infrastructure and access to the best universities.

GENERAL OUTLOOK 2

(% who answered

‘Very concerned’)

8

• Increase in the cost of living is the greatest concern for young people in the region, followed by the shortage of affordable housing and unemployment – and the right to vote is the fourth biggest concern.

Rising cost of living

Men 69

Women 65

Expat 74

National 66

GENERAL OUTLOOK 2

Thinking about the last five years, do you think things in your

country of residence are going in the right direction or are they going in the wrong direction?

% Right direction

• Two thirds of Arab youth say that their country is moving in the right direction.

• Arab expatriates are more likely to think that their country of residence is heading in the right direction

than nationals.

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% Right direction

Men 67

Women 64

Expat 78

National 63

GENERAL OUTLOOK 2

Which of the following do you own or have exclusive use of?

10

• Almost 4 in 5 of youth own a mobile phone, and 1 in 4 own a web-enabled phone. Many also have access to either a Desktop or Laptop computer.

TECHNOLOGY OWNERSHIP 3

How often do you generally use the Internet?

What do you do when you are online?

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• Nearly 3 in 5 say they use the Internet at least once a day, with music and email as the main online activities.

TECHNOLOGY HABITS 3

Where do you get your news? How often do you update yourself on news and current affairs?

% Several times a day, daily, nearly every day

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• Overall, TV and newspapers are the main sources of news, followed by the Internet.

• News and current affairs are consumed most by young people in Jordan, Lebanon and UAE.

MEDIA CONSUMPTION 4

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In your opinion what is the most trusted source of news?

• In all markets, except Bahrain, TV news channels are the most trusted source of news.

• Websites have the highest levels of trust in Saudi Arabia.

MEDIA CONSUMPTION 4

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Google 85 90 100 99 44 92 96 89 63

Facebook 67 36 85 49 49 71 67 94 82

Yahoo! 86 43 96 69 19 53 74 67 31

Windows Live / Hotmail 26 53 35 81 20 67 45 36 62

YouTube 54 31 78 57 13 49 37 44 35

MSN 35 24 43 56 6 21 33 70 68

Maktoob 19 8 52 25 0 10 1 16 0

Google mail (Gmail) 17 4 25 8 10 14 13 0 3

eBay 8 6 25 5 5 1 8 27 9

MySpace 5 1 27 1 2 13 13 20 9

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• When online, young people in all regions are most likely to use sites like Google, Facebook and Yahoo!.

• Nearly 3 in 4 use social networking sites to keep in contact with friends

Top 10 websites among all 9 markets

SOCIAL MEDIA 4

15

• Social networking is most frequently used for maintaining contact with friends, particularly amongst youth in Egypt and Bahrain.

What do you use Social Networking sites for? Top 6

SOCIAL MEDIA 4

How favourable would you say you are to the following

brands on a scale of 0 to 100? (0 being extremely

unfavourable and 100 being extremely favourable)

16

• Nokia appears to be one of the most popular brands in the region.

• But other regional brands have high favourability, notably Emirates.

BRAND FAVOURABILITY 5

What do you like to do for leisure?

17

• TV is easily the most popular activity for young people in the region, followed by going to malls and dining out.

• Less than a fifth admit to spending leisure time exercising/playing sports/going to the gym.

Watching TV

Men 61

Women 72

Expat 69

National 65

LEISURE TIME 6

What do you spend your money on?

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• Over half say they spend their money on personal items like clothes and mobile calls, as well as dining out. Women are more likely to be spending money on fashion/accessories.

SPENDING & DEBT 6

Do you have any personal debt?

19

• More than a quarter of Arab youth claim to be in debt, and more than half of youth in Saudi Arabia admit to having debt; credit cards are the main culprits.

What kind of debt

do you have?

Credit

cards

Student

loans

Personal

bank loan

Small business

loanMortgage Auto loan Don't know

Among All 40 8 25 4 1 21 2

UAE 32 15 38 9 0 6 0

Qatar 28 8 11 0 0 53 0

Oman 23 0 31 11 0 25 11

Egypt 25 8 8 8 0 50 0

Kuwait 33 7 22 2 0 31 4

Bahrain 45 5 27 0 0 23 0

Lebanon 16 9 27 9 2 38 0

KSA 66 5 23 0 0 6 0

Jordan 13 40 20 0 27 0 0

SPENDING & DEBT 7

Which of the following countries or regions would you be interested in travelling to in the future? Top 9

GCC(Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait,

Oman, KSA, UAE)

Europe

Levant(Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon,

Palestine, Syria)

Turkey

North Africa

Far East

USA

Malaysia

1

2

3

Canada

Ranking among all

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• Within the region, the GCC and Levant are the most popular travel destinations. Europe is the most popular outside the region, particularly for those from Lebanon and Egypt.

TRAVEL HABITS 8

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• Arab youth strongly prefer flying their national airlines, with Emirates enjoying high favourability across the region.

• The Top 10 airlines for Arab youth are all Middle Eastern carriers.

Q73. What airline do you prefer to travel on? Base UAE Qatar Oman Egypt Kuwait Bahrain Lebanon KSA Jordan

Emirates 23 52 18 14 18 28 28 8 19 4

Saudi Airlines 18 1 0 1 24 6 21 15 73 1

Gulf Air 15 5 36 23 5 11 59 1 9 6

Qatar Airways 12 3 78 17 0 6 14 4 1 0

Egypt Air 11 4 3 0 68 6 4 3 4 2

Air Arabia 11 11 13 7 17 4 16 7 19 5

Royal Jordanian 10 1 2 0 1 1 4 2 12 71

Kuwait Air 8 1 0 7 1 65 8 0 1 1

Jazeera Airways 5 0 11 1 1 31 5 0 3 0

Fly Dubai 4 3 2 3 2 4 1 8 13 1

Bahrain Air 4 0 6 0 1 0 31 1 2 1

British Airways 4 4 5 1 2 7 10 4 4 0

Etihad 4 22 2 9 0 0 1 0 0 0

AIRLINE PREFERENCE 8

How favourable are you to the following countries?% Very favourable

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• Arab youth are increasingly looking East in response to the shifting global economy.

• Overall, France, China and Germany have similar levels of favourability.

France China

INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK 8

Qatar

42%Jordan

35%FR

32%

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Who would you say is your country’s biggest ally?

Qatar

USA

43%

KSAKuwait Jordan Lebanon

KSA

55%KSA

37%USA

67%UAE

52%

UAE

KSA

60%

Egypt

KSA

54%

Bahrain

USA

61%

Oman

UAE

44%1

2

3USA

20%

USA

21%

KSA

46%KSA

31%

UAE

40%KSA

34%

KSA

25%

UAE

39%UAE

27%

UAE

46%

UAE

53%

Bahrain

29%Bahrain

35%Lebanon

25%

Kuwait

26%

Egypt

52%

Qatar

21%

• Rather than to the international community, Arab youth look within the region for national support.

• But some youth, especially in the Gulf, see the United States playing an important supportive role.

NATIONAL ALLIES 9

Among all 9 markets

How important is the idea of global citizenship -the shared feeling of identity regardless of ethnic,

religious or national background - to you?

24

• The idea of global citizenship is important to almost 7 in 10 young people, with highest scores for those living in the UAE.

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP 9

Would you prefer to work for theGovernment or the private sector?

25

• Youth in the Middle East are evenly split on their preference to work in the government or private sector.

• But youth in the Gulf appear still strongly attached to a career in government, especially in Bahrain, Kuwait and the UAE.

Among All 9 markets

FUTURE CAREERS 10

Second Annual ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller

Arab Youth Survey

March 7, 2010

Second Annual ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller

Arab Youth Survey

Additional

Slides

The study was commissioned in October 2009 to focus on attitudes among Arab national and expatriate youth aged 18-24 in nine Middle East countries: the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt.

The research was designed to uncover country differences and common trends, looking at issues including:

•Attitudes to the financial crisis•Access to technology•Media consumption trends•Social media networking•Attitudes to travel and foreign relations•Use of leisure time•Spending habits•Perceptions of leading brands•Attitudes towards education•Perceptions of future careers

OBJECTIVES

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Below is a timeline of relevant events surrounding the survey to provide a context for the results:

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Dubai World default threat

G20 summit London

Timeline of events surrounding AYS 2009

Elections held in Iran

and Lebanon

G20 Summit

Pittsburg

Obama delivers speechin Cairo

F1 race in Abu Dhabi

Lockerbie bomber release

AYS October

2009

Copenhagen Climate

Conference

November DecemberApril JuneMay July August September October

Elections in Afghanistan

cancelled

End of Sri-Lankan civil war

Swine-flu outbreak declared Global pandemic

Failed Christmas Day bomber plot

March

Netanyahu elected in

Israel

OBJECTIVES

• Egypt (n=250)

• Jordan (n=200)

• Kuwait (n=200)

Penn Schoen & Berland conducted 2,000 interviews face-to-face* among respondents aged 18-24 in the following countries:

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The research held quotas on the following:

Male 60% Female 40%

AB = 20% C1 = 35% C2 = 45%

* 2008 research was conducted by Nielsen using a different methodology (online) from PSB’s 2009 research (face-to-face).

UAE Oman Qatar Bahrain KSA Kuwait Egypt Jordan Lebanon

Dubai – 40% Muscat – 50% Doha – 55% Manama – 100% Jeddah – 40% Kuwait City -20% Cairo – 50% Amman – 50% East Beirut – 40%

Sharjah – 20% Batinah – 50% Al Rayyan – 45% Riyadh – 40% Al Hawalli – 30th Alexandria – 25% Ibrid – 25% West Beirut – 40%

Abu Dhabi – 40% Dammam – 20% Al Ahmadi – 20% Mansoura – 25% Zarqa – 25% Tripoli – 20%

Al Farwaniya – 30%

• Qatar (n=200)

• Saudi Arabia (n=300)

• United Arab Emirates (n=300)

• Lebanon (n=200)

• Bahrain (n=150)

• Oman (n=200)

Arab nationals & expatriates

S.E.C -

Gender -

Specific city quotas for each market -

METHODOLOGY

New

markets

Second Annual ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller

Arab Youth Survey

March 7, 2010